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Sep 2014
Go on, pull it off, I dare you, you wanna see what I look like underneath this mask don’t you? It’s okay, just try and find its edges, that’s it, what? You can’t find them! It’s been long since I put it on… Maybe it’s under the skin. Just grab a knife… Come on hurry up, the skin must have grown over it. Curve it up… Don’t be afraid, im used to pain. Oh! You’re afraid you’ll leave a scar, don’t be. I’ve got plenty of them underneath, I won’t even know which yours is. And about the pain, I’ve had alot of it for too long, I don’t feel anymore. You see, it’s okay, you won’t have to feel guilty. Now what are you doing? You don’t have to sharpen the knife, we don’t have all day, just get it over with. Others have been where you are and they didnt give a ****, so why should you? Just get it done quick… Show the world what kind of a monster I am inside. Let them see the scars I hide. Oh! You wanna take a picture, it’s okay. The scars aren’t enough? Oh! You wanna add your own, what? You wanna show your friends what an artist you are, how you can curve better than they did, sure u can. You don’t have to ask, most people don’t.
Written by
Salim Hamza  Mombasa, Kenya
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